Reputation of a hero subjected to media scrutiny gets eventually diminished.

Media is a mirror of the society. Everything good and bad happening in the world is reflected in the media. People sitting elsewhere in the world are made aware of any events happening in other part of the world by the media. However, it’s the sole responsibility of the media to reflect the picture in its true colours.

I would agree with the author’s proposition to the extent that certain sections in a media, say, a few channels in a television or a particular news paper or a magazine, may be biased. And in certain cases where there main motive is to make profits and not to bring the truth to the people. Or in cases where the media wants to increase its readership by relying on making an event scandalous, will the statement stand true. However, such mediums form a very attenuated part of the society. More so, the readers of today are wise and alert of the ongoing event around them. And can well distinguish between right and wrong.

Why do we forget that it is only through the ...